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  • poisonvm
    New Member
    • Apr 2009
    • 6
    #1

    Form Action

    Hi i have the following code;

    Code:
    <br>FanIn:
<form action = "faninon.php " method ="post"> <input type = "submit" value="ON"/> </form>
<form action = "faninoff.php " method ="post"> <input type = "submit" value="OFF"/> </form>
</br>
    this display the buttons one above the other, how can i put them side by side.

    Thank you
    Tags: action, buttons, form
    • Dormilich
      Recognized Expert Expert
      • Aug 2008
      • 8694
      #2
      there are (like always) several ways to accomplish that.
      • use only one form and 2 submit buttons. change the action attribute onsubmit through Javascript
      • float the forms
      • position them (absolute or relative)
      • play with the margins

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        • acoder
          Recognized Expert MVP
          • Nov 2006
          • 16032
          #3
          Yet another option: one action page and use radio buttons for Yes and No and one submit button.

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            • poisonvm
              New Member
              • Apr 2009
              • 6
              #4
              Hello thanks for your responce, i will look into putting radio buttons as my final design needed that.But i am not sure i know how to send the correct value associated with it.
              My final version of the wed page was to do this---

              The "index.php" page redirects me to lighton1.php when i click the ON button. When i go to "lighton1.p hp" the page runs a script and it finishes.
              what i want to do is rather than creating another page lightoff1.php, I have one page let say Inprogress.php which receives a value from "index.php" say "L11" and parses that $varname to the ./dosomething.out .$varname.

              And once it finishes it redirects the back to the index.php.

              let me know if you know how to do this.
              I really appreciate your help. thanks
              ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

              Code:
              index.php

<html>
<body>


<br>Light1:
<form action = "lighton1.php " method ="post"> <input type = "submit" value="ON"/> </form>
<form action = "lightoff1.php " method ="post"> <input type = "submit" value="OFF"/> </form>
</br>

</body>
</html>
              Code:
              lighton1.php

<html>
<head/>
<body>
<h2> Success </h2>
<?php 
print 'Light is turned ON';
$var_name = "L11";
echo shell_exec("./send.out ".$var_name);
?>
</body>
</html>
              Last edited by eWish; Apr 10 '09, 02:15 AM. Reason: Added code tags

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                • David Laakso
                  Recognized Expert Contributor
                  • Aug 2008
                  • 397
                  #5
                  Right forum. Wrong board. (X)HTML/CSS does not deal with behavior.

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                    • acoder
                      Recognized Expert MVP
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 16032
                      #6
                      Yes, you need to ask your question in the PHP forum.
                      Originally posted by poisonvm
                      i will look into putting radio buttons as my final design needed that.But i am not sure i know how to send the correct value associated with it.
                      This is done automatically by the browser. If a value is selected, this is passed onto the next page when submitted. In your PHP page, check the value posted/submitted (or if it's even set).

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                        • poisonvm
                          New Member
                          • Apr 2009
                          • 6
                          #7
                          Thanks guys........... .....

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                            • poisonvm
                              New Member
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 6
                              #8
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                                • acoder
                                  Recognized Expert MVP
                                  • Nov 2006
                                  • 16032
                                  #9
                                  Was there something you wanted to say?

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